UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
___________________
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): July 21, 2004
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| MINNESOTA | 0-2382 | 41-0908057 |
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) |
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
14000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(952) 937-4000
(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
| Item 12. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition | |
| On July 21, 2004, the registrant issued a press release regarding the registrant’s results of operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2004. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION (Registrant) | |
Date: July 21, 2004 |
By:/s/ Susan E. Knight |
| Susan E. Knight Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
FORM 8-K REPORT
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press Release issued on July 21, 2004 regarding the registrant’s results of operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2004, furnished pursuant to Item 12 of this Form 8-K. |